TONY BENNETT TO LEAD CELEBRATION OF FRANK SINATRA'S CENTENNIAL AT TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

Singers TONY BENNETT and BRANDON FLOWERS are set to celebrate the centenary of FRANK SINATRA's birth by performing at a special event during the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
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Singers TONY BENNETT and BRANDON FLOWERS are set to celebrate the centenary of FRANK SINATRA's birth by performing at a special event during the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
Sinatra at 100: Film & Music will feature a screening of the digitally-restored 1949 musical comedy On the Town on 21 April (15), followed by an appearance by the late icon's family members, who will pay tribute to the late crooner's lasting influence on pop culture.
Bennett and Flowers will then perform alongside the likes of Orange is the New Black actress and jazz musician Lea DeLaria, singer/songwriter Alice Smith, dancer Savion Glover and the JC Hopkins Biggish Band in memory of Sinatra.
Announcing the news in a statement, Paula Weinstein, Executive Vice President of Tribeca Enterprises, writes, "Frank Sinatra's films and music have filled generations with joy and excitement. We are so proud to be able to celebrate his 100th birthday with this group of extraordinary artists led by the one and only Tony Bennett. This multi-generational tribute is a celebration of Sinatra's lasting influence of music and film."
Bennett adds, "Frank Sinatra and I were best friends and it is an honour to participate in an event that commemorates his centennial."
The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival will also feature screenings of Sinatra's other notable movies, Some Came Running and High Society.
Sinatra died in 1998 at the age of 82.
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TRIAL DATE FOR JAY Z'S BIG PIMPIN LAWSUIT SET

JAY Z's longrunning lawsuit over his 1999 hit BIG PIMPIN' will go to trial in October (15) if a settlement over the sampling of an old Egyptian tune cannot be resolved.
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JAY Z's longrunning lawsuit over his 1999 hit BIG PIMPIN' will go to trial in October (15) if a settlement over the sampling of an old Egyptian tune cannot be resolved.
The hip-hop mogul has been locked in a court battle with Osama Ahmed Fahmy since 2007, amid allegations the hit song violates the plaintiff's rights to his uncle Baligh Hamdy's composition, Khosara, Khosara, which was released in 1957.
Jay Z's record label bosses have argued that Big Pimpin' was protected under a licensing agreement producer Timbaland had made with EMI Arabia, who in turn had a deal in place with bosses at Egyptian firm Sout El Phan, which previously co-owned the copyright to Khosara, Khosara.
Fahmy claims EMI Arabia officials had no right to sub-licence the track and requested the judge overseeing the dispute issue a summary judgement over the case to bring the years-long battle to an end.
However, California federal judge Christina Snyder declared on Monday (30Mar15) that she is planning to dismiss the motion for summary judgement as there are triable issues at hand, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
During the hearing, attorneys for both sides revealed settlement talks have so far proved uneventful, prompting Judge Snyder to set a tentative trial date for 13 October (15).
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DAVID LEE ROTH BLOODIED AFTER LATE-NIGHT TV MISHAP

Rocker DAVID LEE ROTH had to wear a bandage on his nose for his first TV performance with VAN HALEN on Monday night (30Mar15) after whacking himself in the face with a microphone stand.
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Rocker DAVID LEE ROTH had to wear a bandage on his nose for his first TV performance with VAN HALEN on Monday night (30Mar15) after whacking himself in the face with a microphone stand.
The supergroup had to restart their taped performance of Panama on Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Van Halen's signature stand twirling trick left him bloodied and sore.
He attempted to carry on with the gig, which shut down Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, but the blood from a gash on his nose kept pouring, prompting the frontman to stop the gig and start again - with a Band-Aid in place.
Van Halen also performed Running With The Devil and Dance The Night Away as they launched their upcoming summer tour on late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's show.
(KL/WNV&WNWCZM/MT)
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ROLLING STONES CONFIRM SUMMER TOUR IN NORTH AMERICA

THE ROLLING STONES are hitting the road again after announcing a 15-city North American stadium tour, which will kick off in San Diego, California on 24 May (15).
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THE ROLLING STONES are hitting the road again after announcing a 15-city North American stadium tour, which will kick off in San Diego, California on 24 May (15).
The Zip Code Tour will also make stops in Minneapolis, Dallas, Atlanta, Orlando, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Detroit, and Quebec in Canada.
Announcing the tour news on Tuesday (31Mar15), Stones frontman Mick Jagger says, "We are excited to be back in North America playing stadiums this summer! We are looking forward to being back on stage and playing your favourite songs."
And Keith Richards adds, "We love being out on the road and it is great to come back to North America! I can't wait to get back on the stage."
The Zip Code Tour marks the first time the rock legends have played North American stadiums since their A Bigger Bang Tour, which hit the road in 2005 and continued until 2007.
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VICTORIA BECKHAM REFUSED TO KISS BEARDED HUSBAND

Pop star-turned-fashion designer VICTORIA BECKHAM refused to kiss her husband David while he was sporting a thick beard.
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Pop star-turned-fashion designer VICTORIA BECKHAM refused to kiss her husband David while he was sporting a thick beard.
The former Spice Girls singer gave the soccer legend, who is known for his trend-setting style, an ultimatum after seeing photographs of his heavy facial hair last week (ends29Mar15).
During an appearance on chat series The Late Late Show, which aired in the U.S. on Monday (30Mar15), David Beckham explained that he eventually relented and agreed to trim his beard for the sake of his marriage.
He tells the show's host, British actor/comedian James Corden, "(Victoria said), 'There's no way I'm kissing you unless you shave that off'. I left it for a day and I was like, 'You know what I'm going to have to do it.'"
Despite Victoria's hatred of the beard, David insists his daughter Harper was a fan, adding, "My little girl would just sit there and mess around with it."
During his appearance on the show, Beckham also filmed a spoof underwear commercial showing off his trim figure with Corden posing alongside him sporting a more plump frame.
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